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153649P.pdf 02/22/2017 United States v. Michael Huyck
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 15-3649
and No: 15-3652
U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska - Omaha
[PUBLISHED] [Gruender, Author, with Colloton and Beam, Circuit Judges]
Criminal case - Criminal law. There was probable cause, based on
information showing defendant had accessed "Pedoboard," a secret or hidden
bulletin board trafficking in child pornography, to support the issuance
of a warrant for his home and computers; no error in admitting evidence
that defendant used a program called "downthemall" to efficiently download
content from websites when he was charged with accessing and receiving
child pornography; no error in admitting evidence concerning the Onion
Pedo Video Archive as it was relevant to defendant's knowledge of the Tor
network used to access Pedoboard and his intent to view child pornography;
the evidence was sufficient to support defendant's convictions for
receipt, viewing and possessing child pornography; inconsistent responses
on the verdict forms did not require the granting of a new trial as the
evidence was sufficient on the counts on which defendant was convicted.